As of September 2003, any "in-home service company" or residential delivery company in Texas now must obtain criminal background checks on employees who enter consumers' homes. This is in accordance with Texas House Bill 660, which "gives specific authority to all licensing and regulatory agencies in Texas to perform both DPS and FBI criminal history record checks."
The background checks may be obtained from either the State Department of Public Safety (DPS) or a DPS-approved private background company. The bill does not require background checks for employees that perform these services in a commercial setting.